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Ballmer: No sleep lost over Linux (News.com)Ballmer: No sleep lost over Linux (News.com)Posted Apr 25, 2003 16:08 UTC (Fri) by euvitudo (guest, #98)Parent article: Ballmer: No sleep lost over Linux (News.com) I find Ballmer rather amusing. It's like watching a high energy child trying to convince his parents that his way is the best way. He also reminds me of a used car salesman (where, of course, his used car is Windows, and in this case he's selling Win2k as Win2k3 with a few more uncompelling features). Aside from that, the definition of innovation is to present something new. I find it interesting that to "innovate" is to "present something as or as if new". The software community does that all the time, whether they are Microsoft or FOSS or any other community. *nix application programmers tend to follow the applications that are in current demand. Microsoft tends to follow what Apple does. In this game, I believe that Apple is probably the most innovative (look how many *nix clones and variants there are of Aqua--also look at the, howbeit poor, clone of Aqua that is WindowsXP). Ballmer does have a good point concerning consistency in the market. Linux has shown a consistent improvement over the years. I believe there has always been improvement. There is still much to improve, but I have no doubt that the FOSS community will provide that improvement, whether it lies in kernel space or user space. Sure, Microsoft can consistently force users into Microsoft's desired licencing plan or upgrade cycle. Just as well, the FOSS community can tailor their software to what users truly want, providing them with consistently improving software tailored to their needs, not necessarily the developer's needs. I think that is the strength of the FOSS community. Long live the community!
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